Black plaque № 25625

Austin, TX, United States

Walter Tips Company Building, The. German native Walter Tips (1841-1911) migrated to the United States with his family in 1849 and served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. In 1872 he and his partners, Williams Clemens and Joseph Faust of New Braunfels, purchased the Austin hardware busin

ess of Tips' brother Edward who had died earlier that year. Walter later became sole proprietor. Located on the site of Edward's store, this company building was constructed in 1876-77. Designed by th

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